Director Christopher Nolan also expressed his “profound sorrow” for the shooting in Aurora, Colorado, which has left 12 people dead and 58 wounded. A lone gunman, James Holmes, is in custody and told cops “I’m the Joker” as he was arrested.

Warner Bros. has ordered all scenes involving guns removed from ads for The Dark Knight Rises. It is also going to withhold estimates of its weekend box office take until Monday so as not to appear to be lauding what will surely be a blockbuster number so close to the deaths of some of its biggest fans.